Translating as 'fiery liquor', Shochu (spelt Soju in Korea) is the traditional spirit of Japan. It is distilled from a number of different materials and is thought to have originated in the 15th ...

The Noble Experiment – US Prohibition – came to an end on this day in 1933 when the House of Representatives passed the Twenty-first Amendment to the ...

The combination of base spirit, water, sugar and citrus mean that a sour is basically a scaled-down punch. Punch is the earliest form of cocktail [see history of punch] and due to the similarity in ...

Milk & Honey London, Soho's Poland Street, with its blank purple façade, will cease to exist on 26th September 2020. It's been there 18 years, which is a decent enough run for any bar these days, and ...

Oops! Looks like you’re not signed in... To view this recipe, you must sign in to your Difford's Guide account. Bourbon is as American as the Stars and Stripes, the ...

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It may be the norm to tip bartenders in the USA but, as with many things, the UK has gone about it a slightly different... Irish whiskey tends not to be peated so usually lacks the subtle smoky notes ...

Cold compounded gins are flavoured with extracts, essences and/or by infusion/maceration without distillation. Compounded gins are often made by simply mixing jumpier oil and other flavour essences ...

Classic cocktails are found in vintage recipe books from the mid-1800s to the 1980s.

The Irish are famous for their warmth, hospitality and a good craic, qualities much evident in a good Irish pub. The Dublin originals remain special places, quite different to the Irish pub brand ...